NBA: RIP NBA Icon Dikembe Mutombo (58)

[Dandy]

 

[qwerty]

He was only 58.

'Larger than life' Mutombo, 58, dies of brain cancer

Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday.

www.espn.com

 

[NWICY]

Well that sucks.

 

[chuckd4735]

One of my favorite Geico commercials...

 

[BigJCy]

 

[12191987]

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Damn so many deaths lately. Normally it's in 3's but right feels like they are coming in 6's.

 

[Bigman38]

He was only 58.

'Larger than life' Mutombo, 58, dies of brain cancer

Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo, the "larger than life" center who played 18 NBA seasons, has died of brain cancer at the age of 58, the league announced Monday.

www.espn.com

One of my all time favorite teams was when AI and him played together. Wagged my finger at lot of middle schoolers on the court because of him.

 

[JP4CY]

I remember this VERY well. A shot at Jordan:

And then:

 

[BigJCy]

 

[simply1]

Damn, sucks

 

[mynameisjonas]

First 8 seed to knock out a 1.

 

[0u812]

Dang that sucks. Iconic ball player, and guy that was easy to root for. Way too young....RIP Dikembe.

 

[BigJCy]

First 8 seed to knock out a 1.

 

[isucy86]

Sad. He was a great basketball talent. And from media reports had a huge impact on making the World a better place after he retired.

 

[cyclones500]

 

[HFCS]

Not sure how I missed this. He seemed like a great guy and probably a top 10 defender all time.

 

[ClonerJams]

Not sure how I missed this. He seemed like a great guy and probably a top 10 defender all time.

That era had some amazing centers. Mutombo, Olajuwon, Shaq, Ewing, Mourning.

 

[JP4CY]

That era had some amazing centers. Mutombo, Olajuwon, Shaq, Ewing, Mourning.

Even the next tier of Smits, Divac, Yao, Ben Wallace were fun to watch.

 

[CapnCy]

Remember seeing him play in Hilton back in the day and thought it was so cool to see him in person.